Library Branch Manager at Clay County in Fleming Island, FL

Clay County - Small Towns. Big Passions.

Pay:

$58,320.00 - $74,162.67

Library Branch Manager supervises daily operations of a branch Library.  Responsible for the smooth running of the branch, adherence to County and Library policies and procedures, and the training and supervision of all staff. Responsible for the physical condition and appearance of a library branch.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Branch Manager I

Starting Pay: $58,320.00

• Knowledge of professional library principles, practices, and techniques.

• Knowledge of library materials, products, services, and current technologies.

• Knowledge of the principles and practices of supervision and leadership styles and skills.

• Interviews, trains, supervises, and evaluates branch staff.

• Manages branch funds.

• Responds to questions and/or complaints from patrons and interprets policies and procedures.

• Makes recommendations for disciplinary action and assesses security issues for immediate resolution.

• 40 hours of professional development training per year.

• Must be able to work evenings and weekends as a regular part of their work week.

• In case of emergency or crisis situation (hurricane, flood, etc.) position is required to respond/perform emergency and recovery duties as assigned by the County Manager or designee.

• During an emergency or crisis situation, this position will/may be required to be present at the Emergency Operation Center (EOC) to provide assistance while activated.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Branch Manager II

Starting Pay: $62,985.60

• This position performs all of the duties of a Branch Manager I.

• This position differentiates from Branch Manager I

• Required to have a comprehensive understanding of the collection.

• 6 hours of additional supervision, customer service, and/or leadership professional development required per year.

Branch Manager III

Starting Pay: $68,024.45

• This position performs all of the duties of a Branch Manager II.

• This position differentiates from Branch Manager II.

• Total of 12 hours of additional supervision, customer service, and/or leadership professional development required per year.

• Assists in system wide staff training programs.

Minimum Requirements:

Branch Manager I

• A High School Diploma or GED equivalent is required.

• 1-3 years of experience in a library or related setting, with at least 1 year in a supervisory or managerial role.

• Training in basic library operations, customer services, and introductory management.

• Must be able to keyboard accurately and have a good understanding of Microsoft Suite applications, including Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Teams.

• Effective oral and written communication.

Branch Manager II

• Bachelor’s Degree required. (Please provide copy of transcript.)

• 3-5 years of experience in a library setting, with at least 1-2 years in a supervisory or managerial role.

• Training in library operations, customer service, and management.

• Must be able to keyboard accurately and have a good understanding of Microsoft Suite applications, including Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Teams.

• Effective oral and written communication.

Branch Manager III

• MLIS is required. (Please provide copy of transcript.)

• 5-10 years in library management, including significant training in library operations, supervision and/or leadership.

• Must be able to keyboard accurately and have a good understanding of Microsoft Suite applications, including Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Teams.

• Effective oral and written communication.

All Candidates

• Valid Florida driver’s license with clean driving record

• Any combination of education and experience may be substituted, so long as it provides the desired skills, knowledge and abilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

Supplemental Information:

Regular attendance is an essential function of this position.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Employees may be required to perform duties, including the employee’s normal work function or other emergency support functions as deemed necessary by the County, as assigned before, during, and after hazardous weather or state of local emergency.

While requirements may be representative of minimum levels of knowledge, skills and abilities to perform this job successfully, the incumbent will possess the abilities or aptitudes to perform each duty proficiently.

This job description in no way implies that these are the only duties to be performed.  Employees occupying the position will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties as requested by their supervisor.

Working Environment:

Sedentary work. Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull otherwise move objects, including the human body.

Stooping: Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist.

Kneeling: Bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine.

Crouching: Moving about on hands and knees or hands and feet.

Reaching: Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.

Standing: Particularly for sustained periods of time.

Sitting: Particularly for sustained periods of time.

Walking: Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances.

Lifting: Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position-to-position.

Dexterity: Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather with the whole hand or arm as in handling.

Grasping: Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palms.

Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word. Those activities in which, they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.

Hearing: Perceiving the nature of sounds with no less than a 40 db loss @ 55 HZ, 1,000 HZ and 2,000 HZ with or without correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication and to make fine discriminations in sound, such as when making fine adjustments on machined parts.

Repetitive motions: Substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.

Visual requirement equal to that for clerical administrative whose work deals largely with preparing and analyzing data and figures, accounting, transcription, computer terminal, extensive reading, etc.

The worker is subject to inside and outside environmental conditions. Tasks may risk exposure to extreme temperatures, humidity, etc.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Clay County is an Equal Opportunity Employer dedicated to fostering a diverse workforce. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, genetic information, or age.

Clay County is committed to providing veterans with preference in employment opportunities in accordance with Florida State Law and Federal Regulations. As part of our dedication to supporting veterans, we ensure that qualified veterans are given preferential treatment in our hiring process, in accordance with Florida Statute 295.07.

Eligible Veterans who believe they were discriminated against may file a complaint with the Florida Department of Veterans’ Affairs within 60 days of receiving notice of non-selection.